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Grant 27/01 2017

New microscope visualises the machinery of cells

Novo Nordisk Foundation donates a DKK 60 mio (7.8 mio €) grant to the University of Copenhagen (Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences) for the establishment of a pioneering cryo-electron microscope facility at Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research. The new equipment will help researchers reach new insights in the structure of proteins and could eventually pave the way for new pharmaceuticals.

RESEARCH AWARD 23/01 2017

Danish astronomer to receive major research award

Jens Hjorth, professor and director of the Dark Cosmology Centre at the University of Copenhagen, receives the Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award in Science and Technology. The 5 million kroner prize is Denmark’s largest individual researcher prize and acknowledges Jens Horth’s research in cosmology, including gamma-ray burst breakthroughs that were deemed among the top 10 international scientific breakthroughs in both 2003 and 2005.

Maersk Tower 18/01 2017

Maersk Tower now officially inaugurated in Copenhagen

The new Maersk Tower was officially inaugurated on Thursday in the presence of HM Queen Margrethe II. The exclusive setting marks a new chapter for health research in the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen.

FACEBOOK 23/12 2016

Facebook makes you #unhappy and #lonely

3.5 million Danes have a Facebook profile and most of us check the Facebook-newsfeed daily, or even several times a day. However, the constant stream of friends’ baby photos, skiing holidays and job-successes seems to make us less satisfied with our own life.

obesity 19/12 2016

Are all obese individuals unhealthy?

Why are some overweight people affected by conditions such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases whilst others who are overweight stay fit and healthy? Part of the explanation may lie in three specific genes. In time, it may be possible to use the discovery for diagnosing and better treatment of metabolic diseases.

climate change 13/12 2016

The Earth releases more CO2 to the atmosphere when temperatures rise

More CO2 is being released from the Earth system as a result of rising temperatures than previously thought. This is the conclusion of an interdisciplinary analysis based on a study involving the controlled warming of 49 sites all over the world.

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Researchers cultivate wine gold in Danish apples
2017.02.06
Researchers at the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen are searching for the best method for fermenting apple wine using wild fermentation. The research involves mapping different kinds of wild… »
World renown climate expert to become professor
2017.02.06
Jens Hesselbjerg Christensen to take up professorship at the University of Copenhagen’s Niels Bohr Institute on March 1st. As an internationally recognized expert and one of the main authors of a UN Climate Change… »
New Director of Copenhagen Health Science Partners
2017.01.31
Assistant Director Per Jørgensen from the National Hospital of Denmark (Rigshospitalet) will head Copenhagen Health Science Partners (CHSP), the Capital Region of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen’s ambitious… »
Scientists show how cells communicate
2017.01.30
Primary cilia are antenna-like structures that are present on the surface of most cells in the human body. The cilia are essential mediators of communication between the different cells in the body. If the cilia are… »
New cutting-edge microscope at the Faculty of Health and Medical Science
2017.01.27
Novo Nordisk Foundation donates a DKK 60 mio (7.8mio €) grant to the University of Copenhagen (Faculty of Health and MedicalSciences) for the establishment of a pioneering cryo-electron microscopefacility at Novo Nordisk… »
A pioneer in uncovering the human body’s smallest building blocks
2017.01.26
Guillermo Montoya has dedicated his life to finding out how the smallest building blocks of our body interact with each other. His interest in the scientific world was peaked early on by an 80’s scientific series, and it… »
Danish astronomer to receive major research award
2017.01.23
Jens Hjorth, professor and director of the Dark Cosmology Centre at the University of Copenhagen, will receive the Villum Kann Rasmussen Annual Award in Science and Technology on January 23, 2017. The 5 million kroner… »
Maersk Tower officially inaugurated in Copenhagen
2017.01.18
The University of Copenhagen added 42,700 square metres of floor space when the 75-metre-tall Maersk Tower was officially opened today. The opening ceremony was attended by HM Queen Margrethe II, representatives from… »